Burundi Court Approves President's Plan to Run for Re-election

Burundi's constitutional court has ruled that President Pierre Nkurunziza is allowed to run for a third term. The decision, announced Tuesday, appeared unlikely to end running street protests against the president's bid to extend his rule, which critics say would violate the constitution. The court's deputy president has rejected the ruling and fled to neighboring Rwanda.  Sylvere Nimpagaritse told reporters that his conscience would not allow him to sign a ruling that...

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